Where's my CD?
I really wanted this CD and ordered it last month... but it still hasn't come. I'm kinda bummed out. I hope it comes eventually...

the same skillet
this cd proves that skillet hasnt changed a lot from their first cd, they continue to make decent music with good lyrics. best songs: comatose,the older i get,whispers in the dark and looking for angels.

Nice rock sound, nice lyrics.
A lot of good songs on this CD, several of them hits. If you like hard rock CCM you will probably like this CD. Along the same line as Kutless.

Good, but...
Not nearly as good as I had anticipated. I have been a Skillet fan for years, I own all of their albums, I have been to several live shows, and I love the guys and girls in this band for their integrity and honest lyrics. That is one of the two major problemss I have with this album. Lyrically, there is some good stuff here, BUT at certain points, the lyrics get really vague. It leaves me wondering who we are talking about, a girlfriend or God. Secondly, I have some problems with a couple of the songs just being far too...like Nickelback. For me, this similarity of sounds is not cool. I cannot stand Nickelback, but "Older" and "Goodbye" sound eerily similar (Nickelback's producer did handle these songs, so I guess that is why). Nevetheless, I did enjoy Rebirthing, Comatose, Better than Drugs, and Whispers, as well as a couple of others. However, my gripes with the lyrical and musical content were enough to lower my ranking. I will be hoping for a better effort next time.

Mehhh...
This was my intro to Skillet. I ate it up at first, but I don't really like it anymore. The lyrics are pretty simple and straightforward, but they're delivered with passion- probably why I'm rating this album 2 stars. The music is also pretty basic, but it's been processed too much for me to tell if there's any real feeling behind it. "Whispers in the Dark" is a decent song, but the others would fall flat on their faces compared to the bands older stuff. If you want to get something by Skillet, start with either their debut album or "Alien Youth", both of which are quite good. Avoid this album and "Collide" until you have those two- they'll paint a very inaccurate picture of a very talented band.